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Optimization and cost-benefit assessment of hybrid power systems for off-grid rural electrification in Ethiopia

Gebrehiwot, Kiflom / Mondal, Md. Hossain Alam / Ringler, Claudia / Gebremeskel, Abiti Getaneh / Mondal, Alam

Standalone solar photovoltaic systems are increasingly being distributed in Ethiopia, but these systems are sub-optimal due to their intermittent power supply. A hybrid system that integrates and optimizes across solar photovoltaic and complementary energy sources, such as wind and diesel generation, can improve reliability, and reduce the unit cost of power production. This study assesses the potential of a hybrid system to electrify a remote rural village in Ethiopia. The Hybrid Optimization of Multiple Electric Renewables model is used to assess primary data, develop a load profile and identify the optimal least-cost system option for the village. ; PR ; IFPRI3; ISI; DCA; IFPRIOA; CRP5; Capacity Strengthening; 1 Fostering Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Food Supply; Ethiopian Energy Development Strategy ; EPTD ; CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)

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Optimization and cost-benefit assessment of hybrid power systems for off-grid rural electrification in Ethiopia

Gebrehiwot, Kiflom / Mondal, Md. Hossain Alam / Ringler, Claudia / Gebremeskel, Abiti Getaneh / Mondal, Alam

Standalone solar photovoltaic systems are increasingly being distributed in Ethiopia, but these systems are sub-optimal due to their intermittent power supply. A hybrid system that integrates and optimizes across solar photovoltaic and complementary energy sources, such as wind and diesel generation, can improve reliability, and reduce the unit cost of power production. This study assesses the potential of a hybrid system to electrify a remote rural village in Ethiopia. The Hybrid Optimization of Multiple Electric Renewables model is used to assess primary data, develop a load profile and identify the optimal least-cost system option for the village. ; PR ; IFPRI3; ISI; DCA; IFPRIOA; CRP5; Capacity Strengthening; 1 Fostering Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Food Supply; Ethiopian Energy Development Strategy ; EPTD ; CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)

Optimization and cost-benefit assessment of hybrid power systems for off-grid rural electrification in Ethiopia

Gebrehiwot, Kiflom / Mondal, Md. Hossain Alam / Ringler, Claudia / Gebremeskel, Abiti Getaneh / Mondal, Alam

Standalone solar photovoltaic systems are increasingly being distributed in Ethiopia, but these systems are sub-optimal due to their intermittent power supply. A hybrid system that integrates and optimizes across solar photovoltaic and complementary energy sources, such as wind and diesel generation, can improve reliability, and reduce the unit cost of power production. This study assesses the potential of a hybrid system to electrify a remote rural village in Ethiopia. The Hybrid Optimization of Multiple Electric Renewables model is used to assess primary data, develop a load profile and identify the optimal least-cost system option for the village. ; PR ; IFPRI3; ISI; DCA; IFPRIOA; CRP5; Capacity Strengthening; 1 Fostering Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Food Supply; Ethiopian Energy Development Strategy ; EPTD ; CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)

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Title:

Optimization and cost-benefit assessment of hybrid power systems for off-grid rural electrification in Ethiopia

Contributors:

Gebrehiwot, Kiflom (author) / Mondal, Md. Hossain Alam (author) / Ringler, Claudia (author) / Gebremeskel, Abiti Getaneh (author) / Mondal, Alam (author)

Publication date:

2019-01-01

Remarks:

Energy 177(June 2019): 234-246

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.04.095

Type of media:

Article (Journal)

Type of material:

Electronic Resource

Language:

English

Keywords:

wind , hybrid system , EAST AFRICA , solar energy , AFRICA , diesel oil , HOMER model , power production , benefit-cost ratio , energy , cost-benefit assessment , ETHIOPIA , levelized cost of energy , AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA , wind power , solar PV , energy generation

Classification:

DDC: 690

Licence:

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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